WWUS85 KPIH 090800 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 200 AM MDT Wed Oct 9 2024 IDZ475-476-100300- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0035.241009T1800Z-241010T0300Z/ East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF- Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF- 200 AM MDT Wed Oct 9 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 475 East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF and Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 25 to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated winds and low relative humidities could lead to rapid growth of new or existing fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria for Southeastern Idaho: - Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain. && $$